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Small Communities will have to Drive or take Amtrak
Major airlines are phasing out small regional jets according to this recent article. Communities in the midwest will have to drive miles out of their way to Denver or Chicago, or other ares to major hubs. With this, there will be no more express flights serving South Dakota to Denver for example, so people from South Dakota will have to drive to Denver, in some cases the wrong direction to their destination. Ridiculous what is happening to the airline industry. (www.washingtonpost.com) Daha Fazlası...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Never said it was a billion dollar route...but you pointed out the fundamental problem...enough money. Then again, if the CEO of a company can only eke out 2 mil versus 3 mil, that would be a tragedy.
You say it was doing fine. The CEO has the financials, do you?
St Cloud was doing just fine. It doesn't take long to fill up a 34 seat Saab. The issue is, Delta is cutting them saying they're unprofitable which I would disagree. They burn next to nothing for fuel, have an impeccable safety record, and can go places that a CRJ wouldn't dare. The problem is, the labor costs are still the same though - 1 F/A, 2 CREW...therein lies the issue. And then there's issue #2...the flying public throws a fit if they see props on the wings when they board.
Why would you suppose that an airline would cut a profitable operation ? Quitting because they are making too much money I suppose.
Well, EAS does still exist but I think it is on the chopping block and at some point and time will go away. Then the outcry will really begin.
EAS still exists and the majority of these communities will retain service through that program. St. Cloud lost service completely because it is too close to MSP to be eligible. Oxnard lost service because it was not served prior to deregulation.